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morphogenesis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɔː.fəˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
  • General-American: /ˌmɔɹ.foʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M AO2 R F AH0 JH EH1 N AH0 S AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis

History

Etymology

From morpho- + -genesis.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: morphogénie — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • French: morphogenèse — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Ido: morfogenezo — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Irish: morfaigineas — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Italian: morfogenesi — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Italian: morfogenia — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Portuguese: morfogenia — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Portuguese: morfogénese — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Portuguese: morfogênese — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Romanian: morfogenie — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Romanian: morfogeneză — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Russian: морфогенез (morfogenéz) — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Spanish: morfogenía — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
  • Tagalog: mulanyuan — the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism